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November 19, 2011
 The deadline is December 2, 2011. |
November 15, 2011
IREX is working to make a better world through its efforts in the field of education. We are pleased to celebrate International Education Week as established by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. |
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November 14, 2011
 Our work today reaches and helps more people than ever before in our history. These stories highlight just a handful of the 300,000 people IREX has helped this year. |
November 11, 2011
 This year, 400 public libraries in Romania helped 17,000 farmers successfully receive farm subsidies of over $54,000 per library. |
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November 4, 2011
 Congratulations to USAID on its 50th Anniversary |
October 26, 2011
 "In the house we have two televisions. On one them the children watch cartoons, while on my TV in the kitchen I watch mainly local news. I do watch RTS, Prva TV and B92, but on these TV stations there are fewer reports from Kosovo. If I want to find out about the electricity supply, water, or heating I get the information from TV Most, while on TV Herc I like debates and news from southern Kosovo.” Maja Guberinic, Mitrovica |
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October 18, 2011
 This fall, youth from around Central Asia and Eastern Europe arrived to study at American universities to pursue their dreams for developing their home countries. Through an intensive academic program, internships, and community service experiences, these students are building the skills, knowledge and attitudes they will need to become successful and productive global citizens. Watch and listen to the faces and voices of the Global UGRAD program, sharing their goals for the future. |
September 22, 2011
 I’ve just returned from a series of meetings in New York. With the UN General Assembly and the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference taking place, the energy in the international development community was palpable. I was especially excited to learn about the new Girls Not Brides initiative launched at CGI by The Elders in partnership with the Ford and Nike Foundations, as gender is one of IREX’s core focus areas. |
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September 19, 2011
 Tova Pertman, Senior Program Officer in IREX’s Education Programs Division, recently returned from the Community Schools Academy in Vadu lui Voda, Moldova, of the Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue (YCED) program. The program, implemented in partnership with Romani CRISS, brings together Roma and non-Roma youth in Romania and Moldova to work together in and out of schools to improve their communities. |
September 14, 2011
 “When I saw the first student entering the classroom, I said to myself, “Ok, now you are the teacher! Be calm and take a deep breath,” said Merve Celen, a recent university graduate from Bogazici University in Istanbul, recounting her experience teaching an English class in Arkansas for the first time. |
